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     • In 1896, Harvard Library purchased its first manuscripts via the trade from the auction of Sir Thomas Phillipps’ immense library; Harvard won six classical texts at this auction. Finally, the 1899 purchase of the Riant collection included over 50 early manuscripts.
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   How many early manuscripts did Harvard Library buy?

   • In 1874, Charles Eliot Sumner bequeathed 26 early manuscripts. In 1896, Harvard Library purchased its first manuscripts via the trade from the auction of Sir Thomas Phillipps’ immense library; Harvard won six classical texts at this auction. Finally, the 1899 purchase of the Riant collection included over 50 early manuscripts.

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   How many books did Harvard Library buy in the late 19th century?

   • The late 19th century saw three major acquisitions. In 1874, Charles Eliot Sumner bequeathed 26 early manuscripts. In 1896, Harvard Library purchased its first manuscripts via the trade from the auction of Sir Thomas Phillipps’ immense library; Harvard won six classical texts at this auction.

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   When did medieval manuscripts come into Harvard Library?

   • Although Harvard Library’s collections date back hundreds of years, it was not until the late 18th century that the first medieval manuscripts entered the collection. Before 1819, Harvard's library included only a few early manuscripts.

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   How many manuscripts did Harvard have before 1819?

   • Before 1819, Harvard's library included only a few early manuscripts. Harvard purchased its first manuscripts in 1819, when Edward Everett (later President of Harvard, 1846-49) presented to the library six Greek manuscripts acquired in Constantinople and one Latin manuscript from Florence. The late 19th century saw three major acquisitions.

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   The late 19th century saw three major acquisitions. In 1874, Charles Eliot Sumner bequeathed 26 early manuscripts. In 1896, Harvard Library purchased its first manuscripts via the trade from the auction of Sir Thomas Phillipps’ immense library; Harvard won six classical texts at this auction.

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4. guides.library.harvard.edu › manuscripts › homeUsing early manuscripts at Houghton - Harvard Library Guides

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   Mar 20, 2024 · With over 1500 codices, rolls, and fragments amassed over the past two centuries, Houghton Library's early manuscript collections are complex and wide-ranging. The Harvard Library catalog, HOLLIS, can be difficult to navigate, even for the seasoned academic library researcher (or librarian!).

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   Dec 9, 2023 · Harvard University - Houghton Library / Harvard University. Harvard Library bulletin. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Library. Volume XXXI, Number 3 (Summer 1983) Collecting Early Manuscripts at Harvard Rod11ey G4 Dennis NE of the highlights of 198 3 in Cambridge ,vas a very rich

6. curiosity.lib.harvard.edu › medieval-renaissanceMedieval & Renaissance Manuscripts - Harvard University

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   Houghton Library 's collection of early manuscripts represents a significant resource for the study of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in Western Europe. Assembled through gifts and purchase over the past two centuries, this collection includes over 1500 items, from complete codices to fragments, with works in Latin, Greek, and most of the ...

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   Houghton Library’s extensive holdings in the early history of science represent over 2,000 years of scientific thought. The earliest copies of scientific writing in the collection date from the mid-13th century, but many volumes reproduce the still-earlier work of Greek and Roman natural philosophers.

8. guides.library.harvard.edu › manuscripts › researchUsing early manuscripts at Houghton - Harvard Library Guides

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   Mar 20, 2024 · The manuscripts are a part of the age-old heritage of Irish book production, dating to the early Middle Ages. Handwritten works in Houghton contain versions of medieval poetry and sagas, recopied in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, to which period most of the library's documents belong.

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   The Harvard Law School Library possesses the largest and most comprehensive single collection of early English law in the world. The core of this collection was acquired in 1913, when the Law School purchased at auction the law library of the English collector George Dunn.